What's New At Carlson's
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  • Eat local! Peach Chutney n Pork recipe
    il Bistro Italiano dish with Peach Wine  more
  • Makin' plum wine!
    12,210 lbs of organic Palisade plums  more
  • Watch video tour with winemaker Ian on You Tube
    Food/wine pairing + new addition peek  more
  • Introducing racy Dry Gewurz
    Gewurz Trio - which is your fave?  more
  • Riesling wins DOUBLE GOLD; Gewurz wins Silver
    BIG honors at prestigious NY event  more
  • Winery expansion underway
    Doubling workspace in 2010  more
  • Follow us on Facebook
    Pix of winery and vineyard growth!  more
  • 'Friend of Agriculture' winner
    Carlson V named "Friend"  more
  • April Barrel Tasting -buy tickets by 3/29 & save
    Sell out Barrel Tasting events 'n more in 2010  more
  • T-Red is back!
    Our big Tyrannosaurus Red is back  more
  • Welcome to our new website
    Find us on Facebook too  more
  • Chocolate, Cherry, Almond Tart
    Famous il Bistro Italiano recipe  more
  • Carlson Hot Peach Wine
    Warm Peach cobbler in a mug!  more
  • Red wine linked to prostate health
    in a recent study  more
  • Biking Colorado’s Wine Country
    A New York Times Article.  more
  • GOLD for Gewurz at Winefest!
    '09 Colorado Mountain Winefest.  more
  • New trend?
    Wine writers skip Thanksgiving recommendations.  more
  • Daily Wine tour reviews!
    Carlson and Palisade Wineries.  more
  • il Bistro Italiano dessert recipe
    Pear Almond Tart, Fat Cat Muscat  more
  • Gold & Silver Medals
    Carlson Vineyards 2008.  more
  • Gewurz wins top “Best of Fest”
    2 years in a row @ Winefest  more
  • Colorado crush update
    11/08  more
  • Recipe - Rotolo di Zucca
    Pumpkin Roll.  more
  • Laughing Cat Riesling chosen "Best of the West"
    2008 Best of the West competition.  more
  • Riesling wins Gold; Cherry, Shiraz & Laughing Cat House Wine win Silver
    Winefest 07.  more
  • Carlson @ CO state dinner
    Carlson wines @ CO Guv Inaugural dinner  more
  • Prairie Dog Blush
    Best Wine award winner.  more
  • Carlson wins World Cup Riesling Award
    in New York.  more
  • T-Red rated "Best Buy"
    in Wine News.  more
  • Recipe - Cappellettoni di Rape Rosse
    Roasted Beet Ravioli with Artichoke Sauce.  more
  • Recipe - Rosa di Panna
    Beef with prosciutto and parmesan.  more
  • Recipe - Arista di Maiale al Latte
    Roasted Pork Loin with Milk Sauce.  more
Laughing Cat Riesling chosen "Best of the West"

Carlson Laughing Cat Riesling won the popular vote of readers for the "Best Favorite Locally Made Wine" category in the 2008 Best of the West competition. The annual event is published in the major daily newspaper in Grand Junction, The Daily Sentinel, and generates lots of buzz, friendly competition, and boasting rights.

The Sentinel wrote: "This white wine is winning awards everywhere. It's semi-sweet, and goes well with fruits and cheeses, chicken, ham, or fish. It's especially good before dinner, but also goes down well during dinner, after dinner or any other time you're looking for a crisp reminder of summer."

It's true, we are winning awards everywhere, but clearly people in the region exhibit remarkable good taste. This was Parker's favorite wine in 2007.